The Tigers, after clinging to a 3-1 lead, broke the game apart with four runs in the eighth inning and defeated the White Sox, 7-1. Aurelio Rodriguez had the big blow of the frame, knocking in three runs with a bases-loaded double. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       8, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Tigers       1  0  1    0  1  0    0  4  x  -   7 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .172      LeFlore cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .358
  Bradford ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Johnson lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Garr cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Horton dh             3   1   2   1     1   0   .373
Orta 3b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .308      Staub rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .349
May lf                2   0   0   0     2   0   .136      Thompson 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .341
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   3     0   0   .268
Downing c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Wockenfuss c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .389
Ewing dh              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  L. Johnson ph,dh    2   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Sutherland 2b         3   1   1   0     0   1   .235
Brohamer 2b           2   1   1   0     0   0   .234      Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .233
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     4   5             Totals               32   7  10   6     2   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 11,802
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Tigers 4
DP: White Sox 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Dent
Doubles: Orta (4), Rodriguez (5)
Triples: Sutherland (1)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (2)
GIDP: Orta (4), Staub (5), Johnson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Brohamer (1,by Laxton)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(1-3)       7.2   8   6   5   2   2   0  32   9.95
Carroll                 0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   0.79
Totals                  8    10   7   6   2   2   0  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(2-0)            5     5   1   1   3   2   0  22   3.24
Laxton SV(2)            4     1   0   0   1   3   0  15   1.80
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   5   0  37

Passed Balls: Wockenfuss (1)
Hit by Pitch: Laxton (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to center; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Orta singled to right; May grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Johnson
singled to right; Johnson stole second; Horton singled to
shortstop [Johnson to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Johnson scored]; Thompson singled to right [Horton to
third, Thompson to second (on throw to 3b)]; Rodriguez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer flied out to center; Downing grounded out
(second to first); Ewing flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Veryzer flied out to
right; Sutherland was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Brohamer singled to center; Dent singled to left
[Brohamer to second]; Kelly struck out; Garr made an out to
shortstop; Orta doubled to right [Brohamer scored, Dent to
third]; May walked; Spencer flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to center; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [LeFlore to second]; Horton singled to
right [LeFlore scored]; Staub grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Horton out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Downing walked; Ewing grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Downing to second]; Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to center; Rodriguez popped to
first in foul territory; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly struck out; Garr singled to right; Orta
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Garr out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer flied out to left; Sutherland tripled to
right; LeFlore was called out on strikes; Johnson reached on an
error by Dent [Sutherland scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Horton
flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May walked; LAXTON REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING);
Spencer walked [May to second]; Downing struck out; L. JOHNSON
BATTED FOR EWING; L. Johnson flied out to right; Brohamer was
hit by a pitch [May to third, Spencer to second]; Dent forced
Brohamer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox
1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: L. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Staub
grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson flied out to left;
Rodriguez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BRADFORD BATTED FOR KELLY; Bradford flied out to
center; Garr flied out to left; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wockenfuss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer flied out to right;
Sutherland made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer
flied out to left; Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore singled; Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; Horton
walked; Staub singled to right [Horton to second]; Thompson
walked [Horton to third, Staub to second]; CARROLL REPLACED B.
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Rodriguez doubled to center [Horton scored,
Staub scored, Thompson scored]; Wockenfuss singled to center
[Rodriguez scored]; Veryzer forced Wockenfuss (shortstop to
second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: L. Johnson popped to first in foul territory;
STEIN BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Stein grounded out (third to first);
Dent singled to center; Wockenfuss allowed a passed ball [Dent
to second]; Bradford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Tigers 7.